The Jakob J. Petuchowski papers describe the rabbinic and
professional activities of Jakob Petuchowski who served both as a congregational rabbi
and
on the faculty at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Petuchowski wrote
extensively on prayer and halakah and was involved in interfaith activities.

Jakob Josef Petuchowski was born on July 30, 1925 in Berlin, Germany. He was brought
from
Germany to London in a children's transport prior to the outbreak of World War II.
After
receiving a B.A. with honors in psychology from the University of London in 1947,
Petuchowski moved to the United States in 1948 and earned his rabbinic ordination,
masters
and Ph.D. from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Petuchowski served in the congregational rabbinate in Welch, West Virginia and Washington,
Pennsylvania. He was also the High Holiday rabbi of Temple B'nai Israel, Laredo, Texas
from
1956 through 1991.

As a Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion faculty member, Jakob Petuchowski
held many different titles. Hired as a professor of rabbinics in 1956, he became the
first
Director of Jewish Studies at HUC-JIR's Jerusalem
campus. Petuchowski then became a professor of Theology and Liturgy, a title he held
until
1981. Finally, he was the professor of Judeo-Christian studies.

The Jakob J. Petuchowski papers (1942-1986) describe the rabbinic and professional
activities of Jakob Petuchowski who served as both a congregational rabbi and on the
faculty
at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Petuchowski wrote extensively
on
prayerbooks and halakhah and was involved in interfaith activities.

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Series A. consists of one and one-half Hollinger boxes. Each correspondent having
more
than five items has been placed in a separate folder. Much of the correspondence relates
to Petuchowski's publishing career and his research on Jewish prayerbooks.
Correspondence is in both English and Hebrew.

The series is arranged alphabetically by name.

Box

Folder

1

1

A-F, General

1

2

Agus, Jacob B.

1

3

Altman, Alexander

1

4

Baeck, Leo

1

5

Baerwald, Leo

1

6

Bardin, Shlomo

1

7

Berlin, Donald O.

1

8

Blank, Sheldon H.

1

9

Braude, William G.

1

10

Brichto, Herbert C.

1

11

Burrows, D. Pete

1

12

Cambridge University Press

1

13

Central Conference of American Rabbis

1

14

Cohen, Gerson D.

1

15

Cohon, Samuel S. Cohon, A. Irma

1

16

Daube, David

1

17

Eckert, W.P.

1

18

Ehrlich, Kenneth E.

1

19

Frankel, Max

1

20

Freehof, Solomon B.

1

21

Friedland, Eric

1

22

Fromm, Eric

1

23

G-J, General

1

24

Glueck, Nelson

1

25

Gottschalk, Alfred

1

26

Gradison, Bill

1

27

Guttmann, Alexander

1

28

Hain, Kenneth

1

29

Herder-Dorneich, T.

1

30

Herscher, Uri

1

31

Heschel, Abraham J.

1

32

Hurwitz, Henry

1

33

Jacobs, Louis

1

34

Jakobovitz, Immanuel

Box

Folder

2

1

K-M, General

2

2

Klein, Joseph

2

3

Kung, Hans

2

4

Leuner, H.D.

2

5

Levey, Samson

2

6

Levinson, Stephen

2

7

Marcus, Jacob Rader

2

8

Maurer, Tom B.

2

9

McCoy, Lowell G.

2

10

Merkel, Gottfried G.

2

11

Mihaly, Eugene

2

12

Montefiore, Leonard G.

2

13

N-R, General

2

14

Neusner, Jacob

2

15

Oesterreicher, John M.

2

16

Plaut, W. Gunther

2

17

Rackman, Emmanuel

2

18

Rayner, John D.

2

19

Regner, Sidney L.

2

20

Rosenthal, Erwin

2

21

S-V, General

2

22

Schaalman, Herman E.

2

23

Schneerson, Menachem M.

2

24

Solins, Samuel

2

25

Union of American Hebrew Congregations

2

26

Van der Zyl, W.

Box

Folder

3

1

W-Z, General

3

2

Wagner, Richard

3

3

Walter, Rudolf

3

4

Werner, Eric

3

5

Wiesel, Elie

3

6

Wilhelm, Kurt

3

7

Unidentified correspondence

Series B. Writings, 1942-1986

Series B. consists of one and one-half Hollinger boxes of sermons and publications.
Some manuscripts are in German. Correspondence relating to the publications may also
be
included in the series.

The series is arranged alphabetically by title.

Box

Folder

3

8

Addresses, meditations, sermons 1967-1979

3

9

Beten in Judentum
German undated

3

10

Bibliographies 1942-1981

3

11

Das Buch im Volk des
Buches German 1982

3

12

Die Stimme von
Sinai German 1981

3

13

Es Lehrten Unsere Meister
German 1979

3

Es Lehrten Unsere
Meister - Part II. German 1980

3

15

John F. Kennedy
Memorial 1963

Box

Folder

4

1

Manuscripts 1965-1978

4

2

Our Masters
Taught 1981

4

3

The Lord's Prayer and
Jewish Liturgy 1978

4

4

The Lord's Prayer and
Jewish Liturgy - Part II 1978

4

5

Theology and
Poetry 1975

4

6

When Jews and Christians
Meet 1986

4

7

When Jews and Christians
Meet - Part II 1986

Box

Folder

5

1

Wie unsere Meister di
Schrift Erklären German 1982

Series C. Nearprint, 1951-1979

Series C. consists of one Hollinger box. It includes several honorary degrees and
articles/clippings relating to various subjects such as education or tours. The series
also contains material from two congregations: Temple Emanuel of Welch, W.Va. and
Temple
Beth Israel of Washington, D.C.